Palm Health Foundation

10/28/2023

🙏🏽Thank you to our trustee, Dr. Naelys Luna, for contributing to the Palm Health Foundation Scholarship Fund for Mental Health Professions! Her gift was matched dollar-for-dollar and will support students seeking bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work, psychology, clinical mental health counseling, and other focus areas.

🤗Join Dr. Luna in supporting local students – until October 31, your donation will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar!

✅Donate here: https://tinyurl.com/2xwjknek

10/26/2023

🎶🧠💫What an amazing showcase of the incredible world of music and its impact on our brains! Thank you to everyone who attended Mind Music Movement Foundation’s “The Science of Singing” at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium. Another successful event in the books!🌞🐠

10/24/2023

⚡️The Power of Public Art: A Lunch & Learn was in full swing today! Thank you to everyone who attended & our Partner: City of Boynton Beach, Government!

Next up: 🎶The Science of Singing
Thursday, October 26, 2023
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
Partner: Mind Music Movement Foundation

✅ During our FREE neuroarts events you’ll experience first-hand how the arts can improve your brain health and the wellbeing of our community!

🤗Check out full details & register at the link in our bio: https://www.palmhealthfoundation.org

10/23/2023

Hey everyone! We’ve got some exciting news to share - we’ve teamed up with Palm Health Foundation to present “The Science of Singing”! 🎶🧠 Get ready for a fun-filled, free community event happening outdoors at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium on October 26. 🌞🐠 We can't wait to see you there, so mark your calendars and join us as we dive into the incredible world of music and its impact on our brains.

Register and check out other free neuro arts events: palmhealthfoundation.org/events 🧠🎶🎤

10/21/2023

🧠🤗📸 This cute family feature from is perfect timing for our challenge running through October 31! All you have to do is share a photo/video showcasing how you use or experience art to support your health and wellness—for example, a selfie 🤳of you listening to music🎶, dancing💃🏽🕺🏿, or visiting a museum🌴🏫. Tag us and your friends at to be featured on our social accounts! LET’S DO THIS!

City of West Palm Beach Events Our members at MHA Fern Street Clu It’s a fun class for kids and their parents to learn about music and make friends, and it’s at the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, brought to you by ‘Rhythm & Hues, LLC. For more information, visit wpb.org/library

10/20/2023

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Hello Palm Beach County Residents,

Thank you for your votes!
The Well of PBC won the Best of Florida 2023 in the Publication Category!

The Well of PBC is an online publication focused on all of Palm Beach County. The mission of The Well of PBC is to become the primary resource for behavioral health and wellness for Palm Beach County, a safe exchange space for community, and an outlet for our neighbors and stakeholders to transform the behavioral health landscape.

Support this local publication by subscribing to receive future issues and updates.

Don’t forget to share this publication with your family, friends, co-workers, and neighborhood, and ask them to subscribe and share as well.

Thank you, from the team at The Well of PBC and BeWellPBC!

𝐂heck out the full October issue: https://issuu.com/bewellpbc/docs/thewellmag_oct_2023

10/17/2023

☀Join our President & CEO, Patrick McNamara, in supporting local mental & behavioral health professions students. He established The Mike McNamara Scholarship Fund in honor of his brother with the intent to provide much-needed mental health services to our community.

✨From now until October 31st, your contribution to The Mike McNamara Scholarship Fund or any other mental health fund at Palm Health Foundation will be matched dollar-for-dollar!

💚 💚 Double your impact today!
https://www.palmhealthfoundation.org/mike-mcnamara-scholarship-fund

10/16/2023

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗪𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬

The NeuroArts is the study of how the arts and aesthetic experiences change the body, brain, and behavior for better health and wellbeing.

is Palm Health Foundation’s annual community health campaign that takes place from October 1-31. The goal of Train the Brain is to help Palm Beach County residents understand that 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲.

Throughout the campaign month, Palm Health Foundation promotes brain health messaging and resources, and the community is encouraged to attend free experiential and educational events.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐇𝐅 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 NeuroArts events this October, where you’ll experience first-hand how the arts can improve your brain health and the wellbeing of our community.

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠/𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 to register for Train the Brain events.

Read more from at link in bio: https://www.bewellpbc.org/blog/the-well/the-well-of-pbc-october-2023/

10/14/2023

✨🧠Thanks for the shoutout !

Ever heard of Neuroarts? Learn all about it at Train the Brain PBC 2023: Advancing Wellness Through the Neuroarts! invites you to three FREE events where you'll witness the power of the arts in enhancing brain health and community wellbeing. For information on each event, visit palmhealthfoundation.org/events

10/12/2023

🕺💃🧠 Dancing into the challenge like Mental Health America of the Palm Beaches! To participate, simply post a photo/video showcasing how you use or experience art to support your health and tag us to be featured! LET'S DO THIS!

Our members at MHA Fern Street Clubhouse are participating in the Palm Health Foundation Challenge by line dancing into Wellness!

At Fern Street Clubhouse, we're all about holistic wellness, and that includes nurturing both body and mind. Our incredible Director of Operations leads monthly line dancing sessions that are not only a whole lot of fun but also fantastic for mental and physical well-being. 💃💚Let's make wellness a dance away! 💫

10/11/2023

𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲
Integrating Creative Arts Therapies into
Mental Health and Wellness Care
𝐁𝐲: 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐡, 𝐌𝐓-𝐁𝐂

"As a trauma-informed music therapist, I work with survivors of violent traumas including school shootings, community gun violence, the Holocaust, active duty in war time and adverse childhood experiences. It has been a great honor to witness the stories of my clients and provide them with a brave space to share…Music itself creates a welcoming, affirming and adaptive environment that makes it the perfect tool to use when addressing trauma and mental and emotional wellness."

Read more: https://www.bewellpbc.org/blog/the-well/the-well-of-pbc-october-2023/

10/11/2023

✨Grantee Spotlight: Palm Health Foundation supports the Mind Music Movement Foundation, a Palm Beach County Neuroarts Collaborative member and nonprofit serving people with a neurodegenerative disease and their families.

🎶We've partnered to bring you “The Science of Singing,” a fun, free community event (outdoors ☀️☀️☀️) at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium on October 26.

Register and check out other free neuroarts events: palmhealthfoundation.org/events 🧠🎶🎤

10/10/2023

🧠✨On this momentous day of October 10th, 2023, we are proud to observe and honor World Mental Health Day. In light of this important occasion, we would like to stress the vital importance of prioritizing and maintaining one’s mental health.

Here are some key steps to take towards achieving optimal mental wellbeing: communicating openly about your emotions, nourishing your body with healthy food, taking much-needed breaks, cultivating social connections, embracing your unique identity, immersing yourself in nature’s calming embrace, ensuring sufficient restful sleep, and most importantly, seeking help when necessary.

Let us pledge to prioritize our mental wellbeing every day and take action towards cultivating a more compassionate and supportive global community.

10/09/2023

💕Exciting news, everyone! Palm Health Foundation has a fantastic opportunity to maximize the impact of your generosity. Throughout October, we’re offering a dollar-for-dollar match for donations to our Scholarship Funds geared towards Mental and Behavioral Health Professions! Join us in our mission to strengthen our local mental health workforce and enhance the well-being of our community!

Learn more and donate:
https://tinyurl.com/269khmsj

10/09/2023

🧠In honor of , you’re invited to join us for 3 FREE neuroarts events, where you’ll experience first-hand how the arts can improve your brain health and the wellbeing of our community!

✨The Art of Learning:
A Cross-Curricular Art Show & Symposium

Thursday, October 19, 2023�5:30 pm – 7:30 pm�A.D. Henderson University School �777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Partner: Florida Atlantic University

⚡️The Power of Public Art: A Lunch & Learn

Tuesday, October 24, 2023�11:00 am – 1:00 pm �Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center�125 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Partner: City of Boynton Beach, Government

🎶The Science of Singing

Thursday, October 26, 2023�5:30 pm – 7:30 pm�Cox Science Center and Aquarium �4801 Dreher Trail N., West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Partner: Mind Music Movement Foundation

✅Check out full details & register at the link in our bio: https://www.palmhealthfoundation.org

10/06/2023

Today’s moment is brought to you by Buddy Mercury! You might not go viral, but YOU should join the challenge!

🧠🤗📸 All you have to do is be like Buddy & friends (seriously, is this video not everything!) and post a photo/video showcasing how you use or experience art to support your health and wellness! Tag us and your friends at to be featured on our social platforms! LET’S DO THIS FAM!

10/05/2023

🧠💥💕🎭🤗This month’s edition of ‘The Well of PBC’ is dedicated to celebrating the connection between mental health and the arts, and we are honored to sponsor it as part of !

fosters creativity and improves mental well-being. We invite you to peruse this issue to see how local residents are benefiting from innovative programs that harness the power of art to enhance cognitive functions and emotional resilience.

On behalf of Palm Health CEO Pat McNamara and PH leadership team members Carrie Browne, Abigail Goodwin, and Vanessa Moss, thank you for supporting our efforts to foster innovation, generate impact, and cultivate a across Palm Beach County!

💥Check out the issue! https://issuu.com/bewellpbc/docs/thewellmag_oct_2023
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10/03/2023

🧠 ✨ Today's moment is brought to you by Collaborative Consultant Bama Lutes Deal!

Recent studies--often backed by brain imaging technology—have focused on what happens to our brains on art. They reveal that the arts help prime our neural circuitry for various activities. The arts can also boost crucial cognitive and social skills, like spoken and written language, mental focus, self-control, and empathy. Who doesn't need that?! Friendly reminder: Train your brain!

What happens to our brains 'on art'? New studies—often backed by brain imaging technology—are beginning to dial in on the answers.Sign up for our monthly new...

10/02/2023

👀Up for a CHALLENGE? 🧠 It’s October aka month and Palm Health Foundation invites you to showcase how you’re advancing wellness through the neuroarts!

🧠🤗📸 All you have to do is post a photo showcasing how you use or experience art to support your health and wellness—for example, a selfie 🤳of you listening to music🎶, dancing💃🏽🕺🏿, or visiting a museum🌴🏫. Tag us and your friends at for a chance to be featured on our social platforms! Let’s do this!

10/01/2023

🧠💃🏽🎶🤗When the kickoff of & collide! We didn’t plan it, but we’ll take it! Music has so many mood-enhancing effects; fittingly, we’re celebrating advancing wellness through the neuroarts and learning how the brain and body respond to art all month!

Palm Health Foundation, The Voices of Parkinson’s Chorus, and choral students from Florida Atlantic University are collaborating to present “The Science of Singing” during Train the Brain month – registration is FREE!

Experience first-hand how the arts can improve your brain health and the well-being of our community.

🧠 Check out the FREE neuroarts event lineup & register at the link in our bio: https://www.palmhealthfoundation.org

09/27/2023

🧠We’re days away from the launch of , and Palm Health Foundation invites you to participate in our upcoming challenge advancing wellness through the neuroarts!

🧠🤗📸October 1-31, share a photo showcasing how you use or experience art to support your health and wellness—for example, a selfie 🤳of you listening to music🎶, dancing💃🏽🕺🏿, or visiting a museum🌴🏫. Tag us and your friends at for a chance to be featured on our social platforms!

09/25/2023

🎉🧠We’re less than one week away from ! October 1-31, we’re advancing wellness through the neuroarts and learning about how the brain and body respond to art! Palm Health Foundation invites you to three *FREE* neuroarts events, where you’ll experience first-hand how the arts can improve your brain health and the well-being of our community.

🧠 Check out the lineup at the link in our bio:https://www.palmhealthfoundation.org

09/21/2023

🧠 Today's moment is brought to you by PBC Neuroarts Collaborative Consultant, Bama Lutes Deal, Ph.D.!

Why are neuroscientists and researchers, expressive arts therapists, arts organizations and artists, healthcare and wellness professionals, educators, and community advocates pulling together to strengthen the field of neuroarts in south Florida? Because the neuroarts produce fantastic brain health programs like this one! Join us!

https://youtu.be/4abaiZZIqHU?si=409diVFdc-Poct-w

Special correspondent Judy Muller reports on a band of musicians who also have Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia. They use music to stay active, socially...

09/19/2023

💥Next month - and will be bringing you “The Science of Singing”. It’ll be a fun, free community event (outdoors ☀️☀️☀️) at the . I’ll be chatting about how singing is good for your brain health in collaboration with some special musical guests! 🎶🎶🎶

Register for our FREE events @ the link in our bio: https://www.palmhealthfoundation.org/events 🧠🎶🧬🎤

09/18/2023

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Give someone you haven't spoken to in awhile a call just to see how they are doing? Research shows that we feel good when we connect with people. It's a win/win for both of you.

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09/16/2023

Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and sweet New Year! 🍎🍯

09/15/2023

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! It runs from September 15th through October 15th. The celebration begins in the middle rather than the start of September because it coincides with national independence days in several Latin American countries.

09/12/2023

💃🏽🕺🏿🧠There's an exquisite dance of neurons in our brains. These cells respond to melody, poetry, color, rhyme, form, composition, rhythm, basically the stimulus of arts engagement. That's how the arts can bring healing and promote wellbeing. Try it!

09/11/2023

We remember. We honor. We pay tribute. We will .🇺🇸

09/08/2023

🗓 October is month! The 1-31, we’re advancing wellness through the neuroarts and learning about how the brain and body respond to art. Scientific study has proven that artistic experiences – both observational and experiential – measurably change the brain, body, and behavior, leading to improved physical and mental health, disease prevention, enhanced brain development in children, and more.

Palm Health Foundation invites you to three *FREE* neuroarts events, where you’ll experience first-hand how the arts can improve your brain health and the well-being of our community.

🧠Check out the lineup here: https://www.palmhealthfoundation.org/events

09/07/2023

💖 EXCITING NEWS! From September 1 to October 31, 2023 Palm Health Foundation is offering an exciting opportunity to double your philanthropic impact. All donations to our Mental and Behavioral Health Professions Scholarship Funds will be matched dollar-for-dollar. We invite you to join us in supporting our local mental health workforce and overall community wellness.

✨Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/269khmsj

09/05/2023

🎯4 steps from Mental Health Coalition to deal with your feelings: FEEL, ACCEPT, MANAGE, & SHARE.

1. FEEL
Name your emotion + be curious before rushing away.

2. ACCEPT
Know that it’s okay to feel that way.

3. MANAGE
Try a coping skill to embrace or diffuse.

4. SHARE
Talk to your loved ones about how you’re doing, and check in on them, too. (You can also open up about how you feel on social media through our challenge!)

To learn more about navigating your emotions, visit thementalhealthcoalition.org/feelings.

09/03/2023

✨You are appreciated. 🇺🇸Happy 🛠️ from your friends at Palm Health Foundation!

08/30/2023

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐎𝐊. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐎𝐊. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩.
Friendship From The Eyes Of A Teen
By: Devi Ramprasad

"Your mental health should never be the cost of a friendship. Sometimes it just takes trial and error to find a good friend. And if you can’t find one, be one."

Read full story: https://www.bewellpbc.org/media/the-well-of-pbc/

08/28/2023

We ARE better together!!! NAMI Palm Beach County🌟 We are immensely grateful to our dedicated sponsors for being champions of mental health - ! 🌻 Your commitment to NAMIWalks helps us provide vital support, education, and advocacy for individuals and families in need. 💚 Want to make a positive impact on mental health awareness and support? Become a sponsor today and join us in making a lasting change in our community! 🤗 Reach out to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

08/26/2023

🗣️𝗪𝐞 𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!
BeWellPBC
👏👏👏Thank you to PBC Leaders and Stewards of Behavioral Health. You deserve another round of applause for your participation in 𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 (Rapid Action Learning Leaders for Youth) for Youth Mental Health.📣📣📣

This past Tuesday over 95 Palm Beach County youth, grassroots champions, community leaders, funders, systems, and providers united through 𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 to set priorities,define solutions and determine how you/your organization can help us move quickly from insight to action.

All for Youth Mental Health.

08/24/2023

Community Calendar Alert✨ International Overdose Awareness Day is just one week away. On August 31, join us to remember without stigma our loved ones lost to overdose and to call for action to . Please help us spread the word.

08/20/2023

🗣️ Voting ends on August 31st at 11:59PM. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟒 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞!

⚡️Vote for 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐁𝐂 here:
https://www.bewellpbc.org/

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐁𝐂 is an online publication focused on all of Palm Beach County. The mission of The Well of PBC is to become the primary resource for behavioral health and wellness for Palm Beach County, a safe exchange space for community, and an outlet for our neighbors and stakeholders to transform the behavioral health landscape.

BeWellPBC✌🏼

08/17/2023

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫
How We Can Help Youth Navigate The Mental Health Maelstrom
𝐁𝐲: 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐎𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨

𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥 “𝐃𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐞” 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐉𝐒 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 in Delray Beach, Florida, engages minority youth to focus on opportunity, while also seeking social justice. But before youth can fully engage in their future and their community, youth need to discover themselves.

At 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐳 is
impressing upon young women the fallacy of social media. “The images create feelings about how your life should be—the perfect body, perfect clothes,” she said. “We’re empowering girls to believe in
themselves. It sounds cliché, but it’s about knowing what’s real and what’s not. We’re trying to share the reality of what social media is all about and help them recognize and build on their strengths.”

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 🔗 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.

08/16/2023

✌🏼“A moment of zen,” — sound on for birds and bamboo at Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens. = great places to enjoy , everyday!